Where does “драп” come from?

драп (Russian) comes from French drap, from Latin drappum — accusative singular of drappus.

драп (Russian): thick woolen cloth; fleeing, skedaddling, runner;...

Definitions

  1. thick woolen cloth; fleeing, skedaddling, runner;...

Ancestry of “драп”, step by step

драп traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French drap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdrapsheet, duvet
2Latindrappumaccusative singular of drappus

via Proto-Slavic drapati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdrapatito scratch, to scrabble; to hightail, to flee; to...
2Proto-Slavic-pati

via Romani drab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanidrabmedicine
Every word from Latin drappumEvery word from French drap